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advice on keeping water from running down the Speer webbing

OK, I know to use the drip lines. I was careless and forgot and got wet. ( full story in my PeaPod review).

I added some nylon cords hanging down from the webbing, but I'm not sure that stopped the water completely. Though it helped.

I have never had this problem with my HH. I think that's because I use snake skins over the ropes, and because when I tighten up the RL, it is more level than using my Speer without a RL, like I was today. So I have a steeper line for water to run down. I am going to add the snake skins. I may or may not go back to a structural RL.

Any way, just looking for any general tips on stopping water down the webbing on a stock Speer. I know, change the suspension to ring buckle. But what worked best before this approach? What makes the best drip line?
Thanks
Bill

The Speer drip strips seem to work well enough. Ed included some when I bought my SnugFit. (Drip strips found on Speer's Accessories Page)

You could easily make yourself some from narrow strips of any highly absorbent material. A small strip of pack-towel cloth or felt, for instance.

“I think that when the lies are all told and forgot the truth will be there yet. It dont move about from place to place and it dont change from time to time. You cant corrupt it any more than you can salt salt.” - Cormac McCarthy

I always tie my extra webbing back onto the main line making a loop from the tree to the hammock. I hope that makes sense Pack-towell cloth should work great too.

Psalm 19:1-3 "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard."

take two washers (stainless or galvinized ) and a smallish piece of conduit about a 1/4" to 3/8" long and what ever diameter you webbing remember that the webbing is going to go through and around it twicen then take a rat tail file or a grinding wheel and round the edges inside and out then take your washers and do the same thing then weld one washer on each end and and clean them up a bit after welding and ta da it's done do that one more time and you have both ends.

and that is kinda what these look like except they are out of poored out aluminum but you get the idea.